The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-10
BOOMiNaTHR BLUFF CITY.
MEETING AT THE MERCHANTS
EXCHANGE.
Speeches by Prominent Citizens
Resolutions Adopted-The Mid
laud Railway.


ing was held IN response to a call
made some days since, with g view to
advance the real eetqte and manufac-
turing interests Of the Bluff City.
The meHliug was called to order by
President ]. II Martin, aud on motion
Col. B. M. III es was IN de chairman.
Dol. Estes, in we'll timed address,
spoke OF the o. ct OF the meeting,
which was to bling TO the attention OF
the outside world the advantages pos
sessI d by Memphis as a manufactur-
ing anc distributing center.
The speaker said the people of
Memphis were too conservative. We
have intrinsic and abs 1luto merit and
must awaken to he realiz stion If our
desires Toe appliances OF the day
must be u'ed ii wa are to achieve
success. What we all know 80 we'll
ourselves mugt b9 made MAJ ifest to
the ou'si'e world. The speaker CO.
prIcatsd aytbiog in The shaps OF
boom, but favored keeping abreast of
the times aud to let people know we
have advantages no, pc .seSsed by any
city in the great Mississippi Valley.
There ara roe nine railroads center
inc hare, and others in contemplation.
The Father OF Waters cour es past our
CT y, and all these facts should be given
tue widesL circulation and publicity.
RESOLUTIONS PRESENTED.
Mr.. William r. Moore arose aud de-
livelet a short but sti ring soeech,
aad offered the following resolutions
for adoption:
Re'oired. That while there exiets a
pressing demand for large additions
here to our areajy important iron and
, h.r manufactures, the erection of
establishments for making furniture,
agricultural Implements aud wood
works Of all sorts ia especially invited
by the immense hardwood forests i'm
medtately surrounding us, and which
may be had almost for the cutting.
Resolved, That while in thu interests
Of the general public We wou.d dis
courage every tendency to what may
be cslled "boome," we nevertheless
give it as our delib, rate conviction tn It
the superior natural advantages pos
sessed by Memphis a. a grea. CONNER
cisl and manufacturing metropolis
with unsurpassed transportation facili-
ties entities her to the especial a.ten-
ton Of flrsign capital and energy as a
city Of early and ilimitable possibili-
ties for making money.
WHEREAS, The determined spirit of
enterprise and material development
alrealy existing throughout the
Southern States, seems to be- spread
ing out and into all the manifestations
Of business industry, and it il rapidly
becoming their chiefest and most con-
spiCuous III srscte istic; and whereas,
Mempbis, with her now 70, 500 restless
and thrifty population, her finely sew-
cred streegs, her un que and economic
al form OF municipal government, her
unsurpassed geographical snd topo-
graphical location, her unequaled rail
aud waterway connections with all
parts of our great nation, her easy and
close contiguity to the exhaustless
forests and minerals OF Tennessee, Ar
kansas and Alabama; her central po-
sition Ia this the greatest cotton grow
ing region in the world and the cbisf |
crossing point from east to west for
400 miles by g ga itic bridge, soon to
oO OulAhi Fl Nhui'B iOI LuiRlAy IlNtI
her prox nifty 10 the food pro.
ducing fields of Kansas anG
the great Northwest, aud the unriva!-
ed mule aud h rae markets Of Tennes-
STE and kentuCky; therefore
Resolved, That in view OF the above |
and many o'her unnamed natural and
acquired ADVANTAGES possessed BY
Memphis aud surrounding country, no
city and section of ths United States,
ia the opinion OF this nesting, present
now greater, aud f. y present equal IN
ducemsn's to capitalists who may de-
sire to realiz fair and reasonable in
tere,t on their Investments.
Resolved, That the industrious and
enterDrlsing from every quarter Of the
word are cordially invited 10 come
and help US TO swell the tide OF our
rapidly incle sing prosperity and share
in the prof able honor OF adding one
more 10 the long list Of splendid
American cities.
Judge j. W. Clapp Endorsed the re-
solutions as presented, and be re-
counted at length the advantages
Memphis prevents to capitalists.
The R David Walk was the next
speaker, and made q liv-ly talk,
speaking If his wandering, his vislts
and inepecti n Of vsrious cities, aud
Of his returning to NJ mphis, the best
loved and most desirable place, with
more advantages than any other he
had sen. He hiss planted a few
golden eosdl here, he said, to show
that he has faith Ia the future OF the
city.
REVOLUTIONS ADOPTED
The .esc!n :ons offered by mr. VIM.
K Moore were then voted upon and
adopted unanimously
oTHRR REGULATIONS.
Col. W. f. Taylor introduced the
following, resolutions, which wers
adopted:
Resolred, That committee, com.
poeed OF members OF the Merchants
Exchange, be appointed for The pur.
pose OF presenting to the manutactu.
rers and capitalists # tina country at
large thu unrivaled advantages en-.
joyed by Memphis as the msuufaotur.
ing and distributing center OF the Mis-
sissippi Valley, especially fer cotton,
iron a d timber.
RVo'u q, That q committee be ap-
pointed to provide means to carry in
10 eff c. the foregoing resolution, and
report to the Merchants Exchange
with power to acl in concert with sal d |
body. ..u.H
Q MMITrER SELECTED.
The following committee was ap-
pointed by the Chairman under the
resolution above mentioned Dr.. ID. I.
Portsr, Chairman: Min,er. Parker, |
John Z Randle, r O. Graves, John
M. Peters.
THE MIDLAND RAILROAD.
There being no other business be-
fore the meeting an adjournment WIS
had, and Immediately another meet
Ing was called In bohRtt of the Midland
railroad Dol. Josiah Patterson enter.
tanned the meeting for some time,
speaking Of he Midland railroad, stat
ing that it wss sure 10 pass through
twenty.tbree counties Of Tenne ,eee, a
distance of over 500 miles, and all the
poop g along the route have expressed